Thank you for your email regarding this story. The headline was wrong
and unsupported by the story, so we corrected it. Mr Bush's quote was
incorrectly cut, therefore giving the wrong impression. As you say, he
was misreported. That was also corrected.

In short, our coverage of Mr Bush's speech fell well short of our
editorial standards and you are right to complain. It is not deliberate
misreporting but it was sloppy, careless work.

COMMENTS: Please can you explain why the BBC reported a speech by
President Bush on his recent visit to Iraq as follows: 'Bush speech
hails Iraq "victory"'.

The headline was supported by the following sentences in the story: "He
said recent troop reinforcements had brought about "a major strategic
victory in the broader war on terror".

However, this isn't what Bush said. What he said was: "The surge has
done more than turn the situation in Iraq around - it has opened the
door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror."

Bush's remarks were utterly misreported. BBC World also reported in
similar terms.

Does the BBC misreport and lie whenever it comes to George Bush? Please
can I have a none cliche ridden and patronising answer to this query
please.

LH, UK

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Thank you for your email regarding this story. The headline was wrong
and unsupported by the story, so we corrected it. Mr Bush's quote was
incorrectly cut, therefore giving the wrong impression. As you say, he
was misreported. That was also corrected.

In short, our coverage of Mr Bush's speech fell well short of our
editorial standards and you are right to complain. It is not deliberate
misreporting but it was sloppy, careless work.

COMMENTS: Please can you explain why the BBC reported a speech by
President Bush on his recent visit to Iraq as follows: 'Bush speech
hails Iraq "victory"'.

The headline was supported by the following sentences in the story: "He
said recent troop reinforcements had brought about "a major strategic
victory in the broader war on terror".

However, this isn't what Bush said. What he said was: "The surge has
done more than turn the situation in Iraq around - it has opened the
door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror."

Bush's remarks were utterly misreported. BBC World also reported in
similar terms.

Does the BBC misreport and lie whenever it comes to George Bush? Please
can I have a none cliche ridden and patronising answer to this query
please.